Just a couple of days prior to the commencement of EXPO, one could notice a lot of work and excitement going on in the city. Scores of delegates from other countries have been arriving to set up their booths and stands, explore the city, and watch how the former Soviet borough transformed itself into the beautiful and modern capital of Kazakhstan.

The Belarus 1 Channel team is one of the groups coming to see the event and conduct interviews with our Nazarbayev University professors regarding this grandiose project, for which the country has spent years in preparation. School of Humanities and Social Sciences' professor Dr. Neil Collins gave an interview to Belarus 1 on the tasks, goals and meaning of this major undertaking for the whole nation. Please see the following link for the full video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=evtw8X1YodQ